Bermuda?s Caribbean champion ball hockey team will step up to another level this weekend when they travel to the sixth annual World Championships in Pittsburgh.

The tournament runs from June 13 to June 18 with Bermuda ? a team made up of mainly Canadian residents ? seeded ninth in the 16-country event.

Bermuda, who won the Caribbean championships last month, finished fifth at the Worlds in 2001 and ninth in 2003.

The contingent heading to Pittsburgh consists of a coaching staff, 25 players, and one referee.

Brmuda ar expected to play every day during the tournament with a possible two games scheduled for next Wednesday.